Melee
"Is she pretty?"
Honestly, Pei Yujing was beautiful. Back then, when Jiang Ning had first gotten to know her, it had been her looks that drew him in.
She seemed cold on the surface, but she was actually easygoing.
Still, for certain reasons, Jiang Ning and she had remained nothing more than ordinary friends.
There had been no story beyond that.
In his previous life, Jiang Ning had never personally experienced a turbulent, passionate youth. He had merely been an ordinary person living an ordinary life, always dutiful and proper—until his luck took a turn for the worse later on.
Jiang Ning smiled faintly. "Eat your barbecue."
Xue Yuantong had rarely seen Jiang Ning stare so openly at someone, so she had asked.
Whether he answered or not did not really matter.
Xue Yuantong was busy eating barbecue and had no time to fuss over it.
Jiang Ning picked up a lamb skewer too. It tasted decent.
A few minutes later, Pei Yujing came over again with a tray.
"Just one eggplant left, then it'll all be here." Her face remained expressionless as she spoke, as if she did not welcome customers at all.
Ma Jie, who was grilling skewers nearby, spared a glance in their direction and felt exhausted. Every time her daughter came to help, business seemed to get worse.
Jiang Ning said, "Another grilled fish, two chicken wings, and four pork belly skewers."
"Okay." Pei Yujing wrote it down.
After she left, Xue Yuantong said reservedly, "Why did you order more? I'm almost full."
Jiang Ning glanced at her. It would be a miracle if she could get full.
"I ordered them for myself."
Xue Yuantong said, "Fine. When you can't finish, I'll help you out."
Then she proceeded to help Jiang Ning finish more than